Hamilton VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Hamilton, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Hamilton VIC is 10,346 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Hamilton is $693 per week ($36,036 per year). Median rent in Hamilton is $235 per week ($1,018 per month). Hamilton has a median age of 45 years, older than the national median of 38. Hamilton has a population density of 52.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Hamilton is England. The most common religion is No Religion (44% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Hamilton is $1,083.

There were 1,135 recorded offences in Hamilton in 2025-25, a rate of 110 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was assault (291 offences).

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Hamilton Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Hamilton Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$693/wk
$36,036 per year
#5619 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$235/wk
$1,018 per month
#6749 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
45years
7 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,083/mo
Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.7 per bedroom

Hamilton Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.0% (4,961) Female 52.0% (5,382)

Population Density

52.2
people per km²
10,346 people · 198.3 km²

Households

2.2
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,652
Family income/wk

Hamilton Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Hamilton Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
57.2% 1,812 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
42.8% 1,357 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Hamilton Country of Birth

Australia
96.2%
England
2.0%
India
1.0%
Germany
0.3%
Brazil
0.1%
Canada
0.1%
China
0.1%
Greece
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Hamilton Religion

No Religion
43.7%
Catholic
17.4%
Anglican
9.6%
Uniting Church
9.1%
Not stated
8.0%
Lutheran
5.7%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
4.5%
Christian (other)
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Hamilton Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
48.8%
Year 10 or equivalent
21.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
20.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
9.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Hamilton Languages Spoken at Home

Other
30.9%
Malayalam
21.3%
Mandarin
11.0%
IAL Sinhal
9.6%
German
8.1%
Afrikaans
8.1%
SAL Tot
6.6%
Hindi
4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Hamilton Employment

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Employed full-time
33.3% 2,590 people
Employed part-time
22.2% 1,724 people
🔍
Unemployed
1.9% 151 people
🏠
Not in labour force
42.6% 3,310 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Hamilton Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
46.1%
Bachelor Degree
22.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.5%
Postgraduate Degree
5.9%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.0%
Certificate I/II
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Hamilton Occupation

Professionals
26.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
17.8%
Community & Personal Service
15.1%
Managers
13.1%
Clerical & Administrative
10.7%
Labourers
7.4%
Sales Workers
5.3%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Hamilton Field of Study

Health
17.7%
Management & Commerce
15.6%
Engineering
15.3%
Education
11.7%
Society & Culture
11.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.1%
Architecture & Building
7.9%
Agriculture & Environment
7.1%
Creative Arts
2.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.8%
Information Technology
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Hamilton Dwelling Types

Separate house
93.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
6.2%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Hamilton Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.6%
$1-$149/wk
1.3%
$150-$299/wk
1.3%
$300-$399/wk
3.0%
$400-$499/wk
8.9%
$500-$649/wk
7.2%
$650-$799/wk
9.0%
$800-$999/wk
8.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.9%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.0%
$4,000+/wk
4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Hamilton Marital Status

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Married
46.1% 3,968
↔️
Separated
3.5% 300
📋
Divorced
8.4% 724
🕊️
Widowed
9.2% 788
👤
Never married
32.8% 2,826

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Hamilton Ancestry

Australian
33.8%
English
32.3%
Scottish
10.7%
Irish
9.0%
German
5.6%
Other
2.7%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.8%
Dutch
1.4%
Italian
1.0%
Indian
0.6%
Chinese
0.6%
Maori
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Hamilton School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
23.5%
Secondary — Government
13.3%
Secondary — Catholic
12.5%
Pre-school
12.0%
Vocational Education
11.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
9.9%
Primary — Catholic
9.4%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
8.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Hamilton Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
8.1% 1,584
No need for assistance
91.9% 17,985

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Hamilton Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
22.4% 1,813
Not a volunteer
77.6% 6,275

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Hamilton Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.8%
$300-$449/mo
3.2%
$450-$599/mo
5.7%
$600-$799/mo
13.1%
$800-$999/mo
14.6%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
29.2%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
14.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
9.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Hamilton How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
75.2%
Did not go to work
11.1%
Walked only
5.7%
Car (passenger)
5.5%
Truck
0.9%
Bicycle
0.6%
Other
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.1%
Bus
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Hamilton Car Ownership

0 vehicles
6.5%
1 vehicle
37.0%
2 vehicles
35.9%
3 vehicles
13.0%
4+ vehicles
7.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Hamilton Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.6%
2 bedrooms
16.0%
3 bedrooms
53.9%
4 bedrooms
22.5%
5 bedrooms
3.5%
6+ bedrooms
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Hamilton Population Mobility

14.8%
moved in the last year
39.2%
moved in the last 5 years
3.1%
unemployment rate (Census)
56.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Hamilton Indigenous Population

2.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
529
Indigenous residents
19,147
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Hamilton Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,112
Arthritis
491
Asthma
413
Diabetes
319
Heart disease
303
Lung condition
254
Cancer
194
Stroke
140
Kidney disease
120
Dementia
41

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Hamilton Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.4%
$1-$149/wk
4.9%
$150-$299/wk
6.0%
$300-$399/wk
5.7%
$400-$499/wk
5.3%
$500-$649/wk
4.7%
$650-$799/wk
11.4%
$800-$999/wk
12.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
5.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.7%
$3,500+/wk
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Hamilton Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
37.9%
Couple — no children
33.7%
Couple — no children under 15
13.1%
One parent — children under 15
8.8%
One parent — no children under 15
6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Hamilton Military Service

🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 8
🏅
Previously served
2.8% 223
👤
Never served
97.1% 7,845

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Hamilton Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.0% 1,214
Did not provide
85.0% 6,883

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Hamilton Children Ever Born

No children
27.9%
1 child
10.3%
2 children
29.2%
3 children
20.9%
4 children
9.1%
5+ children
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Hamilton When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
15
1951–1960
80
1961–1970
92
1971–1980
77
1981–1990
44
1991–2000
63
2001–2010
171
2011–2015
103
2016
11
2017
32
2018
38
2019
35
2020
13
2021
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Hamilton Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.6%
5–14 hours
29.4%
15–29 hours
14.1%
30+ hours
10.7%
Did not do domestic work
26.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Hamilton Household Size

1 person
35.8%
2 persons
35.0%
3 persons
12.7%
4 persons
10.0%
5 persons
4.6%
6+ persons
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Hamilton Where Residents Moved From

Same address
8,173
Moved — same area (SA2)
765
Moved from VIC
510
Moved from SA
38
Moved from overseas
25
Moved from QLD
23
Moved from NSW
18
Moved from WA
12
Moved from NT
11

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Hamilton Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
88.0%
Step family — no other children
6.2%
Blended family — no other children
3.9%
Other couple — children only
1.2%
Intact family — other children present
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Hamilton Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 1,135 total

Assault
291
Justice Procedures
244
Theft
208
Property Damage
147
Drug Offences
75
Public Order
56
Weapons
43
Fraud
39
Break & Enter
28
Other
3
Robbery
1

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Hamilton Schools

9
schools nearby
5
government
966
avg ICSEA score
1,497
total students
The Hamilton and Alexandra College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 409 students
1107
ICSEA
Good Shepherd College - Senior Campus Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 193 students
1028
ICSEA
Hamilton (Gray Street) Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 294 students
983
ICSEA
Hamilton North Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 167 students
970
ICSEA
Baimbridge College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 333 students
949
ICSEA
George Street Primary School - Hamilton Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 67 students
877
ICSEA
Hamilton Parklands School Government
Combined · U · 34 students
850
ICSEA
Good Shepherd College - Junior Campus Independent
Combined
The Hamilton and Alexandra College - Junior Campus Independent
Combined

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Hamilton Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,247/wk
Median Rent $235/wk
Rent-to-Income 18.8%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Hamilton

≈ $5,404/month
Median rent $235/wk
Left after rent $1,012/wk
Rent share 18.8%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Hamilton vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Frequently Asked Questions About Hamilton

What is the population of Hamilton VIC?

The population of Hamilton VIC is 10,346 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 52.2 people per km².Hamilton is ranked #611 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Hamilton?

The median personal income in Hamilton VIC is $693 per week, or $36,036 per year.The median household income is $1,247 per week.Family income is $1,652 per week.Hamilton is ranked #5,619 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Hamilton?

Median rent in Hamilton VIC is $235 per week ($1,018 per month).Rent represents 18.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Hamilton ranks #6,749 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Hamilton?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Hamilton VIC is $1,083. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Hamilton?

The median age in Hamilton VIC is 45 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Hamilton a good suburb to live in?

Hamilton is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 10,346.The median income is $693/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 21129. All dollar figures in AUD.